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| 1 | | (5) one member appointed by the President of the |
| 2 | | Senate; |
| 3 | | (6) one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the |
| 4 | | Senate; |
| 5 | | (7) one member from the banking industry with |
| 6 | | experience in matters involving the federal small business |
| 7 | | administration, appointed by the Governor; |
| 8 | | (8) one member from a certified public accounting firm |
| 9 | | or other company with experience in financial modeling and |
| 10 | | in the creative arts, appointed by the Governor; |
| 11 | | (9) one member recommended by the Illinois State |
| 12 | | Association of Counties, appointed by the Governor; |
| 13 | | (10) one member from an Illinois public institution of |
| 14 | | higher education or nonprofit research institution with |
| 15 | | experience in matters involving cultural arts, appointed |
| 16 | | by the Governor; |
| 17 | | (11) the Director of Labor or the Director's designee; |
| 18 | | and |
| 19 | | (12) five members from this State's arts community, |
| 20 | | appointed by the Governor, including, but not limited to, |
| 21 | | the following sectors: |
| 22 | | (A) film, television, and video production; |
| 23 | | (B) recorded audio and music production; |
| 24 | | (C) animation production; |
| 25 | | (D) video game development; |
| 26 | | (E) live theater, orchestra, ballet, and opera; |
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| 1 | | (F) live music performance; |
| 2 | | (G) visual arts, including sculpture, painting, |
| 3 | | graphic design, and photography; |
| 4 | | (H) production facilities, such as film and |
| 5 | | television studios; |
| 6 | | (I) live music or performing arts venues; and |
| 7 | | (J) arts service organizations. |
| 8 | | (c) No later than July 1, 2026, the task force shall |
| 9 | | collect and analyze data on the current state of the creative |
| 10 | | economy in this State and develop a strategic plan to improve |
| 11 | | this State's creative economy that can be rolled out in |
| 12 | | incremental phases to reach identified economic, social |
| 13 | | justice, and business development goals. The goal of the |
| 14 | | strategic plan shall be to ensure that this State is |
| 15 | | competitive with respect to attracting creative economy |
| 16 | | business, retaining talent within this State, and developing |
| 17 | | marketable content that can be exported for national and |
| 18 | | international consumption and monetization. The strategic plan |
| 19 | | shall address support for the creative community within |
| 20 | | historically marginalized communities, as well as the creative |
| 21 | | economy at large, and take into account the diverse interests, |
| 22 | | strengths, and needs of the people of this State. In |
| 23 | | developing the strategic plan for the creative economy in this |
| 24 | | State, the task force shall: |
| 25 | | (1) identify existing studies of aspects affecting the |
| 26 | | creative economy, including studies relating to tax |
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| 1 | | issues, legislation, finance, population and demographics, |
| 2 | | and employment; |
| 3 | | (2) conduct a comparative analysis with other |
| 4 | | jurisdictions that have successfully developed creative |
| 5 | | economy plans and programs; |
| 6 | | (3) conduct in-depth interviews to identify best |
| 7 | | practices for structuring a strategic plan for this State; |
| 8 | | (4) evaluate existing banking models for financing |
| 9 | | creative economy projects in the private sector and |
| 10 | | develop a financial model to promote investment in this |
| 11 | | State's creative economy; |
| 12 | | (5) evaluate existing federal, State, and local tax |
| 13 | | incentives and make recommendations for improvements to |
| 14 | | support the creative economy; |
| 15 | | (6) identify the role that counties and cities play |
| 16 | | with respect to the strategic plan, and identify specific |
| 17 | | counties and cities that may need or want a stronger |
| 18 | | creative economy; |
| 19 | | (7) identify opportunities for aligning with new |
| 20 | | business models and the integration of new technologies; |
| 21 | | (8) identify the role that State education programs in |
| 22 | | the creative arts play in the creative economy and with |
| 23 | | respect to advancing the strategic plan; |
| 24 | | (9) identify geographic areas with the least amount of |
| 25 | | access or opportunity for a creative economy; |
| 26 | | (10) identify opportunities for earn and learn job |
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| 1 | | training employment for students who have enrolled or |
| 2 | | completed a program in the arts, low-income or unemployed |
| 3 | | creative workers, and others with demonstrated interest in |
| 4 | | creative work in their communities; and |
| 5 | | (11) identify existing initiatives and projects that |
| 6 | | can be used as models for earn and learn opportunities or |
| 7 | | as examples of best practices for earn and learn |
| 8 | | opportunities that can be replicated Statewide or in |
| 9 | | different regions. |
| 10 | | (d) The task force shall submit its findings and |
| 11 | | recommendations to the General Assembly no later than July 1, |
| 12 | | 2026. |
| 13 | | (e) Members of the task force shall serve without |
| 14 | | compensation but may be reimbursed for necessary expenses |
| 15 | | incurred in the performance of their duties. The Department of |
| 16 | | Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative |
| 17 | | support to the task force. |
| 18 | | (f) Appropriations for the task force may be used to |
| 19 | | support operational expenses of the Department, including |
| 20 | | entering into a contract with a third-party provider for |
| 21 | | administrative support. |
| 22 | | (g) The Director or the Director's designee may, after |
| 23 | | issuing a request for proposals, designate a third-party |
| 24 | | provider to help facilitate task force meetings, compile |
| 25 | | information, and prepare the strategic plan described in |
| 26 | | subsection (c). A third-party provider contracted by the |